Des Browne under fire

Today's Herald reports that the Conservatives and SNP at Westminster have, not unreasonably, been trying to embroil the Scottish Secretary Des Browne in the ongoing Labour row about Wendy Alexander's call for an early referendum on Scottish independence. Des has so far been silent on the subject, although Wendy has some unexpected support in her call for Alex Salmond to 'bring it on' from the former Conservative Scottish Secretary, Lord Forsyth.